2007-02-25 21:24:46 · 13 answers · asked by Nirmala 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
In the UK most radio stations pay a once-a-year subscription charge which covers them for ALL the songs they use - whether it is a full play, or if used as a jingle or some other piece of background music. The cost of the licence varies depending on the station's audience size and its ratio of music/talk. The governing body for royalties uses logs supplied by the stations to determine how much each artist/composer gets
2007-02-25 23:14:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Radio stations usually pay for either a subscription to a music service such as Hit Discs where the artists make money off the number of subscribers or they buy the albums individually. Stations do not pay royalties for each song they play, because playing the music is basically free advertising for the recording artists. In fact many radio stations recieve free copies of songs to play on the air.
2007-02-25 21:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by dpanic27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on the song.
Some, yes, they do.
Some older songs (oldies stations) will have gone to "public domain" and then no royalty is paid.
Some the aritst/record company gives the stations permission to play without paying a royalty in order for the very act of the song being played to advertise the song, increasing record sales.
2007-02-25 21:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I would think it's like free advertising for the artists.However, apparently in the States, even though normal radio stations do not pay royalties, internet ones have to. See link below...
2007-02-25 21:29:00 · answer #4 · answered by happy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the biggest ones even have contracts allowing them unlimited play of some songs if they are ready to promote new songs or artists (the musics you're hearing 5 to 6 times a day).
2007-02-25 21:27:45 · answer #5 · answered by bemanni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, there is 2 choices either they pay a sum of money no matter how many times its played the artist already has ther money or have to pay for everytime they play the song, sometimes it don't work though if your song is rubbish and only play it once or twice
2007-02-25 21:41:08 · answer #6 · answered by pinklinz@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think they are paid to play the music, or else no one would hear about it to buy the CD's, but then again, why would they have advertisements if they were paid to play it. So I suppose they do have to pay some sort of copywrite fee.
2007-02-25 21:28:56 · answer #7 · answered by kenniemcooper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep - they pay a licensing fee to ASCAP or the other group
and ASCAP distributes the funds
2007-02-25 21:27:39 · answer #8 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think so, since the same song usually plays twice in the same hour. good question, btw
2007-02-25 21:26:24 · answer #9 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah.. or if its a big song at the time i think they can buy the song then play it netime they like....
2007-02-25 21:27:09 · answer #10 · answered by •♥•mj•♥• 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋